Ossie Evans
{{short description|Welsh footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ossie Evans
| fullname = Oswald Vernon Evans
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1916|9|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = Llanelli, Wales
| death_date = {{d-da|May 1986|2 September 1916}}{{Hugman|id=6058|accessdate=4 August 2019}}
| death_place = Blackburn, England
| position = Goalkeeper
| years1 = {{0|0000}}–1946
| clubs1 = Milford Haven
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 1946
| clubs2 = Fulham
| caps2 = 1
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1949–1950
| clubs3 = Ashford Town
| caps3 = 35
| goals3 = 0
}}
Oswald Vernon Evans (2 September 1916 – May 1986) was a Welsh footballer who made more than one appearance in the Football League for Fulham as a goalkeeper. While a Fulham player, he "reputedly weighed over 20 stone".{{Cite web |title=Fulham and the Second World War Part 4 – Season 1945/46 |url=https://www.wlv.ac.uk/research/institutes-and-centres/centre-for-historical-research/football-and-war-network/football-and-war-blog/2020/fulham-and-the-second-world-war-part-4--season-194546/ |access-date=2 January 2023 |website=University of Wolverhampton}}
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |FA Cup ! colspan="2" |Other ! colspan="2" |Total |
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |
|---|
| Fulham
|1946–47{{Cite web |title=Oswald Evans |url=http://www.fulhamweb.co.uk/player/264/oswald-evans.aspx |access-date=4 August 2019 |website=Fulhamweb}} |1 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |― |1 |0 |
| rowspan="3" |Ashford Town
|1948–49{{Cite web |title=Ossie Evans Player Profile |url=http://www.nutsandboltsarchive.co.uk/player-Profile.php?ID=1043 |access-date=25 June 2022 |website=Nuts and Bolts Archive}} | rowspan="2" |Kent League |18 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |18 |0 |
| 1949–50
|17 |0 |1 |0 |73 appearances in Kent League Cup, 2 appearances in Kent Senior Cup, 2 appearances in Kent Senior Shield |0 |25 |0 |
| colspan="2" |Total
!35 !0 !1 !0 !7 !0 !43 !0 |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!36 !0 !1 !0 !7 !0 !44 !0 |
Honours
Ashford Town